Segment Synopsis: Hopper describes his youth on the river. He emphasizes the freedom that he had and fishing. He also talks for great length about different boats that he remembers from the river when he was young.

Segment Synopsis: Hopper talks about the eight years that he worked for the United States Army Corp of Engineers. He says that many men retired well from it because they won a lawsuit against the government for back-pay.

Partial Transcript:But they've got a smaller outfit that runs in this river periodically.

Segment Synopsis: Hopper talks about the neglect of the Kentucky River dams and locks. He says that the Corp of Engineers is trying to get the state to take it over by not taking care of it. He also talks about the possibility of future dams.

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Subjects: Dams--Kentucky Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Kentucky River (Ky.) United States Army Corp of Engineers Valley View (Ky.)

Partial Transcript:That's where that boat, one of the biggest boats there was on the river at that time broke in two, McBride.

Segment Synopsis: Hopper talks about the McBride sinking. He also talks about a boat that sank and was brought up. The owner cut it in two and added a longer mid-section. He also talks about a boat called the Sprag that was in the Ohio River.

Keywords: McBride; Sprag

Subjects: Boating accidents--Kentucky River (Ky.) Boats and boating--Kentucky River (Ky.) Drowning victims--Kentucky River (Ky.) Ohio River